PUBLIC EVENTS
The Blue Ridge Garden Club sponsors and partners with organizations to offer
community events that support its mission to encourage, promote, and stimulate knowledge and appreciation of gardening nature, and the environment in Lexington, Virginia; Rockbridge County, Virginia; and the State of Virginia.
HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK
Each year, the Blue Ridge Garden Club takes an active role in the Garden Club of Virginia’s (GCV’s) Historic Garden Week, by hosting a tour in the Lexington area during odd-numbered years and assisting another nearby GCV club with its tour during even-numbered years. Across Virginia, Historic Garden Week gives nearly 26,000 visitors an opportunity to see memorable gardens in vibrant springtime color, as well as beautiful homes decorated with over 2,300 flower arrangements created by Garden Club of Virginia members.
Proceeds fund the restoration of Virginia’s public gardens, provide graduate-level research fellowships, and have helped the Garden Club of Virginia make a $500,000 Centennial gift to support projects at Virginia State Parks.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
The Blue Ridge Garden Club’s 2025 Historic Garden Club Tour is scheduled for
Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Lexington, Virginia
Historic Garden Week
in Lexington, VA
Enjoy a walking tour featuring five distinctive homes and their picturesque gardens, each located on historic Lexington brick walkways within a few blocks of downtown Lexington’s charming shops, art galleries, and restaurants. The tour is also within walking distance of two renown colleges, Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute.
TICKETS:
Advance tickets: $35 per person at VAGardenWeek.org
Day of Tickets: $45 per person at Tour Headquarters and VAGardenWeek.org
Start the tour at Tour Headquarters:
Lexington Visitor Center
106 E. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Show your ticket order to pick up wristbands for access to tour properties!
Overall HGW Tour Information: Historic Garden Week in Lexington
Each year, the Blue Ridge Garden Club partners with fellow members of the local Rockbridge County Council of Garden Clubs to sponsor a plant sale on the Saturday morning preceding Mother’s Day. This annual sale is the only fundraiser for the Council, which supports the hanging baskets of flowers that beautify downtown Lexington.